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documentation that were produced 

during the Orlando Executive Airport 

FAR Part 150 Noise and Land Use 

Compatibility Study conducted between 

November, 2003 and December, 2006. It 

was requested that the FAA review this 

material as the Noise Exposure Maps, as 

described in Section 47503 of the Act, 

and that the noise mitigation measures, 

to be implemented jointly by the airport 

and surrounding communities, be 

approved as a Noise Compatibility 

Program under section 47504 of the Act. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the Noise Exposure Maps and related 

descriptions submitted by the Greater 

Orlando Airport Authority. The specific 

documentation determined to constitute 

the Noise Exposure Maps includes: 

Exhibit B—2006 Noise Contour and 

Existing Land Use; Exhibit C—2011 

Noise Contour and Future Land Use; 

Table 7–1, 2004 Annual Operations; 

Table 7–2, 2004 Fleet Mix; Table 7–3, 

2004 Fleet Mix—Operations Per Day; 

Table 7–4, Projected Annual Operations; 

Table 7–5, 2009 Fleet Mix; Table 7–6, 

2009 Fleet Mix—Operations Per Day; 

Table 7–7, Runway Use Percentages; 

Exhibit 7–4, West Flow Track Use 

Percentages; Exhibit 7–5, East Flow 

Flight Corridors; Exhibit 7–6, Touch and 

Go Flight Tracks; Exhibit 7–7, 

Helicopter Flight Tracks; Table 7–8, 

2004 and 2009 Arrival Corridor 

Percentages; Table 7–9, 2004 and 2009 

Departure Corridor Percentages; Table 

7–10, 2004 and 2009 Local Pattern 

Percentages; Table 7–11, 2004 and 2009 

Time of Day Percentages by Aircraft 

Category, Exhibit 8–3, 2004 Noise 

Contours and Existing Land Use; Exhibit 

8–4, 2009 Noise Contours and Future 

Land Use; Exhibit 8–5, Community 

Facilities; Table 8–3, DNL Noise Levels 

at Community Facilities; Table 8–4, 

Estimated Population within 2004 and 

2009 Noise Contours; Map A—2006 

Noise Exposure Map; Map B—2011 

Noise Exposure Map. The FAA has 

determined that these maps for Orlando 

Executive Airport are in compliance 

with applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on December 

31, 2007. FAA’s determination on the 

airport operator’s Noise Exposure Maps 

is limited to a finding that the maps 

were developed in accordance with the 

procedures contained in Appendix A of 

FAR Part 150. Such determination does 

not constitute approval of the airport 

operator’s data, information or plans, or 

a commitment to approve a Noise 

Compatibility Program or to fund the 

implementation of that Program. 

If questions arise concerning the 

precise relationship of specific 

properties to noise exposure contours 

depicted on a Noise Exposure Map 

submitted under section 47503 of the 

Act, it should be noted that the FAA is 

not involved in any way in determining 

the relative locations of specific 

properties with regard to the depicted 

noise exposure contours, or in 

interpreting the Noise Exposure Maps to 

resolve questions concerning, for 

example, which properties should be 

covered by the provisions of section 

47506 of the Act. These functions are 

inseparable from the ultimate land use 

control and planning responsibilities of 

local government. These local 

responsibilities are not changed in any 

way under Part 150 or through FAA’s 

review of Noise Exposure Maps. 

Therefore, the responsibility for the 

detailed overlaying of noise exposure 

contours onto the map depicting 

properties on the surface rests 

exclusively with the airport operator 

that submitted those maps, or with 

those public agencies and planning 

agencies with which consultation is 

required under section 47503 of the Act. 

The FAA has relied on the certification 

by the airport operator, under section 

150.21 of Part 150, that the statutorily 

required consultation has been 

accomplished. 

The FAA has formally received the 

Noise Compatibility Program for 

Orlando Executive Airport, also 

effective on December 31, 2007. 

Preliminary review of the submitted 

material indicates that it conforms to the 

requirements for the submittal of Noise 

Compatibility Programs, but that further 

review will be necessary prior to 

approval or disapproval of the program. 

The formal review period, limited by 

law to a maximum of 180 days, will be 

completed on or before June 28, 2008. 

The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be 

conducted under the provisions of Part 

150, section 150.33. The primary 

considerations in the evaluation process 

are whether the proposed measures may 

reduce the level of aviation safety, 

create an undue burden on interstate or 

foreign commerce, or be reasonably 

consistent with obtaining the goal of 

reducing existing non-compatible land 

uses and preventing the introduction of 

additional non-compatible land uses. 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on the proposed program with 

specific reference to these factors. All 

comments, other than those properly 

addressed to local land use authorities, 

will be considered by the FAA to the 

extent practicable. Copies of the Noise 

Exposure Maps, the FAA’s evaluation of 

the maps, and the proposed Noise 

Compatibility Program are available for 

examination at the following locations: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 

Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400, 

Orlando, Florida 32822. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Orlando, Florida, December 31, 

2007. 

Juan C. Brown, 

Acting Manager, Orlando Airports District 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 08–4 Filed 1–4–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of 

Noise Compatibility Program and 

Request for Review; Ocala 

International Airport; Ocala, FL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the Noise Exposure 

Maps submitted by the City of Ocala for 

Ocala International Airport under the 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47501 et seq. 

(Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act) and 14 CFR Part 150 are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements. The FAA also announces 

that it is reviewing a proposed Noise 

Compatibility Program that was 

submitted for Ocala International 

Airport under Part 150 in conjunction 

with the Noise Exposure Map, and that 

this program will be approved or 

disapproved on or before June 25, 2008. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effectie date of the 

FAA’s determination on the Noise 

Exposure Maps and of the start of its 

review of the associated Noise 

Compatibility Program is December 28, 

2007. The public comment period ends 

February 26, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lindy McDowell, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Orlando Airports 

District Office, 5950 Hazeltine National 

Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, FL 32822, 

407–812–6331. Comments on the 

proposed Noise Compatibility Program 

should also be submitted to the above 

office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the Noise Exposure Maps submitted 

for Ocala International Airport are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements of Part 150, effective 

December 28, 2007. Further, FAA is 

reviewing a proposed Noise 

Compatibility Program for that Airport 


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which will be approved or disapproved 

on or before June 25, 2008. This notice 

also announces the availability of this 

Program for public review and 

comment. 

Under 49 U.S.C., section 47503 (the 

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act (the Act)), an airport operator may 

submit to the FAA Noise Exposure 

Maps which meet applicable regulations 

and which depict non-compatible land 

uses as of the date of submission of such 

maps, a description of projected aircraft 

operations, and the ways in which such 

operations will affect such maps. The 

Act requires such maps to be developed 

in consultation with interested and 

affected parties in the local community, 

government agencies, and persons using 

the airport. 

An airport operator who has 

submitted Noise Exposure Maps that are 

found by FAA to be in compliance with 

the requirements of Part 150, 

promulgated pursuant to the Act, may 

submit a Noise Compatibility Program 

for FAA approval which sets forth the 

measures the operator has taken or 

proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The City of Ocala submitted to the 

FAA on October 2, 2007 Noise Exposure 

Maps, descriptions and other 

documentation that were produced 

during the Ocala International Airport 

FAR Part 150 Noise Study Update 

conducted between August 2004 and 

October, 2005. It was requested that the 

FAA review this material as the Noise 

Exposure Maps, as described in section 

47503 of the Act, and that the noise 

mitigation measures, to be implemented 

jointly by the airport and surrounding 

communities, be approved as a Noise 

Compatibility Program under section 

47504 of the Act. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the Noise Exposure Maps and related 

descriptions submitted by City of Ocala. 

The specific documentation determined 

to constitute the Noise Exposure Maps 

includes: Figure ES–1, Existing 

Conditions 2005 Noise Exposure 

Contours; Figure ES–2, Future 

Conditions 2010 Noise Exposure 

Contours Runway Safety Area 

Adjustments; Table 9.1 Modeled 

Average Daily Aircraft Operations, 

Existing Conditions 2005; Table 9.2, 

Existing Conditions 2005 Noise Contour 

Interval Exposure Area, In Acres, 

Dwelling Units and Population, By 

Local Jurisdiction; Table 9.3, Modeled 

Average Daily Aircraft Operations, 

Existing Conditions 2010; Figure 9.1, 

Existing Conditions 2005 Noise 

Exposure Contours; Figure 9.2, Existing 

Conditions 2005 Noise Exposure 

Contours Residential and Future 

Residential with Sensitive Receptors; 

Table 9.4, Five-Year Forecast Conditions 

2010 Noise Exposure Area, in Acres, 

Dwelling Units and Population, By 

Local Jurisdiction; Figure 9.3 Future 

Conditions 2010 Noise Exposure 

Contours Runway Safety Area 

Adjustments; and Figure 9.4, Future 

Conditions 2010 Noise Exposure 

Contours Runway Safety Area 

Adjustments Residential and Future 

Residential with Sensitive Receptors. 

The FAA has determined that these 

maps for Ocala International Airport are 

in compliance with applicable 

requirements. This determination is 

effective on December 28, 2007. FAA’s 

determination on the airport operator’s 

Noise Exposure Maps is limited to a 

finding that the maps were developed in 

accordance with the procedures 

contained in Appendix A of FAR Part 

150. Such determination does not 

constitute approval of the airport 

operator’s data, information or plans, or 

a commitment to approve a Noise 

Compatibility Program or to fund the 

implementation of that Program. 

If questions arise concerning the 

precise relationship of specific 

properties to noise exposure contours 

depicted on a Noise Exposure Map 

submitted under section 47503 of the 

Act, it should be noted that the FAA is 

not involved in any way in determining 

the relative locations of specific 

properties with regard to the depicted 

noise exposure contours, or in 

interpreting the Noise Exposure Maps to 

resolve questions concerning, for 

example, which properties should be 

covered by the provisions of section 

47506 of the Act. These functions are 

inseparable from the ultimate land use 

control and planning responsibilities of 

local government. These local 

responsibilities are not changed in any 

way under Part 150 or through FAA’s 

review of Noise Exposure Maps. 

Therefore, the responsibility for the 

detailed overlaying of noise exposure 

contours onto the map depicting 

properties on the surface rests 

exclusively with the airport operator 

that submitted those maps, or with 

those public agencies and planning 

agencies with which consultation is 

required under section 47503 of the Act. 

The FAA has relied on the certification 

by the airport operator, under section 

150.21 of Part 150, that the statutorily 

required consultation has been 

accomplished. 

The FAA has formally received the 

Noise Compatibility Program for Ocala 

International Airport, also effective on 

December 28, 2007. Preliminary review 

of the submitted material indicates that 

it conforms to the requirements for the 

submittal of Noise Compatibility 

Programs, but that further review will be 

necessary prior to approval or 

disapproval of the program. The formal 

review period, limited by law to a 

maximum of 180 days, will be 

completed on or before June 25, 2008. 

The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be 

conducted under the provisions of Part 

150, section 150.33. The primary 

considerations in the evaluation process 

are whether the proposed measures may 

reduce the level of aviation safety, 

create an undue burden on interstate or 

foreign commerce, or be reasonably 

consistent with obtaining the goal of 

reducing existing non-compatible land 

uses and preventing the introduction of 

additional non-compatible land uses. 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on the proposed program with 

specific reference to these factors. All 

comments, other than those properly 

addressed to local land use authorities, 

will be considered by the FAA to the 

extent practicable. Copies of the Noise 

Exposure Maps, the FAA’s evaluation of 

the maps, and the proposed Noise 

Compatibility Program are available for 

examination at the following locations: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 

Hazeltine National Drive, Suite 400, 

Orlando, Florida 32822. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Orlando, FL, December 28, 2007. 

Krystal Hudson, 

Acting Manager, Orlando Airports District 

Office. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Environmental Impact Statement; Saint 

Louis County, MN 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this 

notice to advise the public that an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

will be prepared for the development of 

a more direct and efficient roadway 

connection between the Cities of Hoyt 

Lakes and Babbitt, Saint Louis County, 

Minnesota and to improve connectivity 

across the broader East Iron Range 

region. Given the project area 


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